Whale attracts a congregation of white sharks near coastal area frequented by surfers, divers. Ocean goers advised to be on alert. On July 29, an adult sperm whale was reported […]
Read MoreSharktober: Why We Need Great White Sharks
On September 28, 2021, the ACS San Francisco Bay chapter was honored to host an exciting presentation by David McGuire, Founder and Director of Shark Stewards, National Geographic Explorer, and Emmy award-winning filmmaker.
Read MoreShark Education with the Sanctuary and Shark Stewards
Please join us celebrating and learning about sharks with the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in 2024.
Read MoreWhite Shark Attack – What is Your Risk?
Most of the encounters with white sharks along the west coast of North America occur with mature white sharks in the months between August and November. These months we call Sharktober are when the large white sharks return to the coast after an annual migration to forage on seals and sea lions.
Read MoreSharktober SCUBA Event at Bamboo Reef
Local Marine Biologist David McGuire is back again to showcase his most recent work from his trip to SE Asia.
Read MoreSharks and Surfing and Co-existence
Join Shark Stewards Director with the Surfrider Foundation, San Mateo Chapter learning about your risk and why sharks need saving. 630=9PM Half Moon Bay Yacht Club
Read MoreWhat is Sharktober?
Sharktober is a celebration of white sharks, but really all sharks. Shark Stewards launched annual Sharktober and Sharktoberfest education efforts in 2008 to celebrate the return of the white sharks to our Sanctuary offshore, and to educate and motivate the public to protect sharks.
Read MoreOccasionally People Get Bit by White Sharks- What is your Relative Risk?
A Stanford study, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment in 2017, finds that despite increasing records of shark attacks, mostly by white sharks in California, the individual attack risk has dropped by more than 91 percent during the past six decades. The study indicates that the highest risk group, Surfers, which have a 1-in-17 million chance of being bitten by a white shark in California.
Read MoreWhite Shark Attacks on the West Coast of North America
Relative risk and how to avoid an encounter in light of recent attack. The unfortunate death of surfer Ben Kelly at Manresa State Beach May 9 was, in all likelihood, […]
Read MoreSharktober Ocean Film Night at University San Francisco
Join Shark Stewards and the Environmental Sciences and Studies Programs for a talk and screening of shark films with Shark Stewards.
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